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The 2026 NCAA D1 Men's Wrestling Championship Team Race Tracker

The 2026 NCAA D1 Men's Wrestling Championship Team Race Tracker

Team scores and updates from the 2026 NCAA D1 Men's Wrestling Championships from Cleveland, Ohio!

Mar 18, 2026 by Andrew Spey
1,212. NCAA Champion Predictions!
NCAA Champion Predictions! | FloWrestling Radio Live (Ep. 1,212)1:57:19

The 2026 NCAA D1 Men's Wrestling Championships is going down in Cleveland, and we're keeping track of the team race right here!

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Penn State is projected to win its fifth consecutive team title quite handily, which would be the 13th championship during the Cael Sanderson Era and the 14th for the program overall. If all the seeds hold, then the team trophies would be distributed as follows. 

RankTeamPoints
1Penn State157
2Oklahoma State90.5
3Ohio State89.5
4Nebraska74


And FloWrestling's ranking tell a similar story. But we all know perfectly well that the seeds won't hold exactly and that there will be surprises at every weight class. So keep it locked on this page as we update the team race after every round!

Final Team Scores

The 2025-26 NCAA D1 Men's Wrestling season is officially in the books! Here's how it all played out in Cleveland!

Penn State won their fifth straight NCAA title and broke the NCAA tournament scoring record for the third year in a row! And while 181.5 seems insurmountable, so did the last two records! How long will this one last? 

The trophy teams stayed in the same place as they were before the finals. Oklahoma State showed out with three titles, while Nebraska and Iowa maintained their third and fourth-place positions, respectively. 

Just over six months until we get to start the next season! See you then!

PLACETEAMPOINTS1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
1Penn State181.54211    
2Oklahoma State13131 11  2
3Nebraska100.5 2 2111 
4Iowa92.5 11 221 
5Ohio State84.5 2 2   1
6Stanford67.51 1  2  
7Michigan66  2 1 2 
8Iowa State52 1   1 1
9Minnesota48.51   1 1 
10NC State44.51  1    
11Virginia Tech41.5  1 1   
12Wyoming38   1  11
13Arizona State36.5   1  1 
14Missouri34  1 1   
15Illinois28    1  1
16Lehigh26.5  1     
17Columbia25  1     
18Cornell21.5       1
19Penn21      2 
20Princeton20 1      
21Indiana19.5     1  
22Little Rock17.5  1     
23American17   1    
23West Virginia17     1  
25Air Force16    1   
26Pittsburgh13        
27Rider12.5       1
28Navy11.5     1  
29Purdue10.5     1  
30Oklahoma10        
31North Carolina9.5      1 
31Northern Iowa9.5        
33Maryland8.5       1
34George Mason7        
34Rutgers7        
34Utah Valley7        
37Lock Haven6.5       1
37Wisconsin6.5        
39North Dakota State6        
40South Dakota State5        
41Bucknell4.5        
41Drexel4.5        
43Oregon State4        
44SIU Edwardsville3.5        
45Army West Point3        
45Brown3        
45Franklin and Marshall3        
45Northern Illinois3        
45Ohio3        
50Binghamton2.5        
51The Citadel2        
52Appalachian State1.5        
52Buffalo1.5        
52Duke1.5        
52Gardner-Webb1.5        
52Morgan State1.5        
57Bellarmine1        
57Chattanooga1        
57Harvard1        
57Kent State1        
57Northern Colorado1        
62Cal Poly0.5        
62Central Michigan0.5        
62Edinboro0.5        
62Virginia0.5        
66Bloomsburg0        
66Davidson0        
66Michigan State0        
66Northwestern0        
66VMI0       


Team Scores after Session 2

Session 1 was just the pigtails and the first round of the championship side. The evening session of Day 1 saw the second round of the championship and one round of consolations (plus the pigtail consolations). The quarterfinals are set and nine wrestlers per weight have been eliminated. 

Still plenty of wrestling to be done, with tomorrow's session really determining how the team placements will go. Meaning don't despair if your team isn't where you'd hope they'd be right now!

PLACETEAMPOINTSCHAMPCONSI
1Penn State40.582
2Nebraska2773
3Iowa25.572
4Oklahoma State2573
5Ohio State2346
6Iowa State21.536
7Arizona State1741
8Stanford1535
9Cornell1432
9Michigan1441
9Virginia Tech1426
12Lehigh1324
13Minnesota12.533
13Wyoming12.522
15Missouri1222
16Illinois11.525
16NC State11.524
18Columbia10.513
18Indiana10.513
20Oklahoma8.523
21West Virginia814
22Pittsburgh7.507
23Utah Valley704
24George Mason6.504
24Penn6.514
24Rutgers6.523
27Princeton611
28Rider504
29South Dakota State4.504
30Drexel402
30Little Rock413
30North Carolina413
30Northern Iowa405
30Oregon State404
35Bucknell3.504
35Maryland3.512
35Navy3.512
35Purdue3.511
35SIU Edwardsville3.502
35Wisconsin3.504
41Air Force301
41Northern Illinois311
43American2.502
43Army West Point2.502
45Binghamton202
45Brown202
45Lock Haven201
45North Dakota State202
45Ohio202
45The Citadel201
51Appalachian State1.501
51Buffalo1.501
51Duke1.501
51Morgan State1.501
55Bellarmine100
55Franklin and Marshall101
55Gardner-Webb101
55Harvard101
55Kent State100
55Northern Colorado101
61Cal Poly0.501
61Central Michigan0.500
61Chattanooga0.501
61Edinboro0.501
61Virginia0.501
66Bloomsburg000
66Davidson000
66Michigan State000
66Northwestern000
66VMI000


Team Scores after Session 1

The first round is in the books, so the pigtail round and the first championship round. No consolation matches have been wrestled, so everyone who qualified is still eligible to become All-Americans. 

Lots of tournament left to go but Penn State is already out front by a sizable margin. 

PLACETEAMPOINTSCHAMPCONSI
1Penn State22.5100
2Iowa1581
3Ohio State14.591
3Oklahoma State14.5100
5Iowa State1473
6Nebraska1373
7Cornell1050
7Stanford1071
9Minnesota9.560
10Arizona State952
11Lehigh8.551
12Missouri842
13Michigan7.551
13Virginia Tech7.564
15NC State752
16Oklahoma643
16West Virginia633
18Illinois544
18Penn542
18Wyoming524
21Oregon State442
22Rider3.523
23Bucknell332
23Columbia325
23Northern Iowa332
23Princeton314
27American212
27Drexel203
27Little Rock222
27Lock Haven213
27Maryland222
27Navy223
27Northern Illinois220
27Ohio222
27Pittsburgh226
27Rutgers227
27Utah Valley214
38Appalachian State103
38Army West Point113
38Bellarmine102
38Brown103
38Franklin and Marshall110
38Gardner-Webb110
38George Mason113
38Harvard110
38Indiana115
38Kent State102
38Morgan State102
38North Carolina115
38Northern Colorado111
38Purdue113
38SIU Edwardsville112
38South Dakota State115
38Wisconsin117
55Air Force002
55Binghamton002
55Bloomsburg002
55Buffalo001
55Cal Poly004
55Central Michigan002
55Chattanooga002
55Davidson001
55Duke001
55Edinboro004
55Michigan State002
55North Dakota State005
55Northwestern002
55The Citadel001
55Virginia003
55VMI001